Coloring My World

I’ve been so busy these past few days I haven’t taken time to post. I have been following my favorite blogs and have enjoyed reading how everyone is sprucing up their nests for spring.

I’m recovering from a day of spray painting on Saturday. I wish I had taken “before” pictures and I should have worn a mask! I’m sure my neighbors thought I was crazy out there in the driveway with my two huge drop cloths and 8+ cans of spray paint!

I'm not sure how to do the linky thing but please check out the "Spring Fling" below to see all of the wonderful ideas from our blogging friends!

http://www.thedecoratingvoice.org/2009/03/it-decorating-spring-fling.html

I painted my dining room chairs RED, two little step stools and a child’s chair BLUE. Then I gathered up my “new” birdcage and stand, two frames that will soon be inspiration boards, a cute little shelf, a duck, some pretty rose curtain hangers, a wooden napkin holder, a smaller birdcage and huge mirror frame and sprayed them all WHITE!

I also painted a little table GREEN. I found it at a garage sale and looks just like one from Maine Cottage! It will look so pretty with one of the glass knobs I’ve collected on its little drawer!

While I’m waiting for the paint to cure and deciding where to display all of my thrifty stuff, I’m thinking about painting my bedroom furniture too! Should I go with a sage or light olive green? Maybe white would be better? If I paint it green, then I’ll have to paint the walls. What color should they be? White or a pale blue?

Maine Cottage Inspiration

Decisions decisions. Thankfully, there are enough colors in the rainbow for everything! Hope you have a beautiful and colorful week!

Blessings, Kathi

Maggie's Birthday Party

Nugget and Dylan and I have been looking for inspiration to decorate our "new" home. The outside is painted a pale yellow. I painted the front door red. Who knew that last night I would find the perfect color combination for the interior?


Right now things are rather blue and beige. Not very inspiring or happy at all...


Rather boring actually...


But just you wait! A little daschund, Maggie, was having a birthday party and we thought it would be fun to attend. Her mom Kim, at Dear Daisy Cottage, opened her home to us and when we walked in we could only say "WOW" as in "BOW WOW!"









Not only is Maggie the cutest birthday dog, her mom has inspired us to create a more colorful, happy home! All we needed was for someone to show us the way...

Here's a peek inside. I'm going right in!

These are just a few photos Maggie's mom took of the of their happy home...

For more go to http://deardaisycottage.typepad.com/

I am so inspired by these photos! I can't wait to paint my living room YELLOW and my dining room chairs RED! I already have some similar pieces of furniture, they just need some paint!
I'm thinking as I look around that I've been heading this direction for a long time. Thanks Miss Maggie and Kim for inviting us to the party! We're taking home lots of great ideas! Happy Birthday!

Blessings and Beautiful Things

There are so many blessings and so many wonderful things in life, aren't there? I felt the need to start my blog to help those who may be struggling to find happiness and joy in their lives. As my mother would say, "if you don't get started, you'll never get done!" So here I am, joining the world of the bloggers.

If you need a little pick me up or have something to share please check back here. I promise that we will have fun and help each other find the good in the little things of our lives each day.

I look forward to meeting you!
Kathi